5 ms·

Isn't it in the nature of being 'selfless' to allow yourself to be exploited? Otherwise it's not selfless at all

• xcv123 3y ago
  Hence "selfless" in quotes, meaning they are not really selfless. They are paid employees doing hard work and they deserve fair treatment.
• exe34 3y ago
  They're not really selfless though. They're the work version of "nice guys".
• itishappy 3y ago
  "Selfless" is society's perception, not their own self-image. Nursesare humans who eat and pay bills like the rest of us. > Stanley's findings chime with the opinions of Nicki Credland, a reader in critical care nursing at the University of Hull, UK. She argues that the hero narrative can undermine the skill and education of her colleagues. "[It suggests] we do our jobs because we have a calling and an innate desire to help people – but that's no more true of nursing than it is of many other professions," she says. "And it has a negative impact when we want to be appropriately remunerated for the skills and expertise that we have." A related effect is the US' tendency to pay lip service to "support our troops!" while our VA is in shambles.
  • psunavy03 3y ago
    A segment of the population pays lip service to "support our troops," while another segment is (wrongly) convinced that the only people who join are stupid, untalented, and have no other options in life, and treat them accordingly.
    • Spooky23 3y ago
      That’s not two columns. There’s a lot of the latter in the former. Louder the cheerleader is, often the more they are compensating. The largest cohort are people who are unaware of what the sacrifices of service members are, even in peaceful times, more out of ignorance than anything else.